McCain jokes about ‘killing’ Iranians by getting them addicted to smoking.
McCain jokes about ‘killing’ Iranians by getting them addicted to smoking.
Last year, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) joked about bombing Iran to the theme of the Beach Boy’s “Barbara Ann.” McCain was widely criticized for the remark, but simply told critics to “lighten up and get a life.” The Washington Post notes that McCain tried joking about “killing” Iranians again today:
Responding to a question about a survey that shows increased exports to Iran, mainly from cigarettes, McCain said, “Maybe thats a way of killing them.” He quickly caught himself, saying “I meant that as a joke” as his wife, Cindy, poked him in the back.
According to a report released today, U.S. exports to Iran “grew more than tenfold during President Bush’s years in office even as he accused Iran of nuclear ambitions and helping terrorists. America sent more cigarettes to Iran, at least $158 million worth under Bush, than any other products.”
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He quickly caught himself, saying “I meant that as a joke” as his wife, Cindy, poked him in the back.
Spare us the jokes please. That requires a wit that you just don’t possess.
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July 8th, 2008 at 10:26 pmMcCain is a sick old war monger and he needs to go back to Arizona and retire by a lake and stop with his craziness. I’m surprised he didn’t suggest sending budweiser beer to Iran.
July 8th, 2008 at 10:29 pmCindy’s poker must be getting pretty worn out.
July 8th, 2008 at 10:30 pmAnother fine example of “Republican humor”. Right up there with Reagan’s light-hearted announcement that he’d outlawed Russia and bombing would begin in five minutes. Hilarious!
By the way, what ever happened to the 1/2 Hour News Hour?
July 8th, 2008 at 10:31 pmI wish the Iranians would export 20 tons of pretzels to the White House.
July 8th, 2008 at 10:31 pmJust what we don’t need, another Presnutcase who speaks without thinking! What a hurtful and damaging remark on so many levels! I have a feeling McCain is a champ at verbal abuse! How very sad for his family!
July 8th, 2008 at 10:31 pmHow about we work out a barter system. 1 carton of cigarettes for a barrel of oil
July 8th, 2008 at 10:37 pmNo wonder his captors tried to send him home early- he was creeping them out.
July 8th, 2008 at 10:41 pmWhere McCain ends and Lieberman begins is as indistinct as the two halves of a pantomime horse. You don’t know which one is the horse’s head and which one is the horse’s arse.
July 8th, 2008 at 10:42 pmThe Choice (and remember, death is not an option); “I’m-A-Dinner-Jacket’s” lunacy or McCain’s senility?
July 8th, 2008 at 10:44 pmvia C&L comments - MUST READ - PASS IT ON
Mission Impossible
Why we should end the war in Iraq—now.
http://www.texasmonthly.com/2008-07-01/btl.php
July 8th, 2008 at 10:44 pmSo f’in what??
This is news?????
Get a real job!
July 8th, 2008 at 10:47 pmDisturbing remarks. It just shows this guy is not capable of thinking clearly at a very basic level. What a shame to America.
July 8th, 2008 at 10:49 pmJ. Kerry, it helps reveal the twisted turnings of Johnny’s mind, which, fortunately, he is too stupid to keep to himself.
July 8th, 2008 at 10:54 pmLame jokes that befit the lame candidate.
Bush=McCain signs and their holders are arrested (for trespassing?) at his speeches.
A veteran questions McCain about his non-support of vets’ health care and McCain responds with the Webb GI education bill. The vet calls him on changing the subject and McCain bsushes him off.
McCain is screening journalists who accompany him on his plane. Apparently you have to “earn” the right to report on him.
This is all sounding very familiar isn’t it? Imagine if he should win the White House.
BTW speaking of Bush, apparently he used several occasions to casually interject his birthday — the boy-king, perpetual child (no, spoiled brat) always needs to be the center of attention.
July 8th, 2008 at 10:58 pmRepublicans are simply not human. They need to be rounded up and put in camps.
July 8th, 2008 at 10:59 pmForget the poke in the back, Cindy should have whacked him over the head. McCain is an as$ hole
July 8th, 2008 at 11:00 pmHe quickly caught himself, saying “I meant that as a joke” as his wife, Cindy, poked him in the back.
- - As Cindy whispered in her husband’s ear, “Johnny, who’s the c*nt now?”
July 8th, 2008 at 11:05 pmMost young Iranians are much more sympathetic to America than they are to the Mullahs.
Yet McSame wants them dead?
Why would any sentient being support or vote for such an idiot?
July 8th, 2008 at 11:08 pmjohn kerry has such a rapier wit. It does add a bit of 3rd grade humor to the threads.
July 8th, 2008 at 11:10 pmAt least we can manage to tolerate his jokes now ,but if he is elected..it will not be a joking matter,it will be a real bloody war with Iran.
July 8th, 2008 at 11:11 pm21. tarazan Says:
At least we can manage to tolerate his jokes now ,but if he is elected..it will not be a joking matter,it will be a real bloody war with Iran.
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And, unlike Saddam’s Iraq, Iran has a real army. No “cakewalk” there.
July 8th, 2008 at 11:13 pmOnce again, an example of McCain’s morbid sense of humor. What a wonderful role model to kids he would be as president (sarcasm).
July 8th, 2008 at 11:17 pmMac, quite the joker, I wonder if he will sub for Leno?
July 8th, 2008 at 11:20 pmkaty Says:
via C&L comments - MUST READ - PASS IT ON
Mission Impossible
Why we should end the war in Iraq—now.
http://www.texasmonthly.com/2008-07-01/btl.php
July 8th, 2008 at 10:44 pm
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Awesome article. Thanks for sharing.
July 8th, 2008 at 11:21 pmI assume that the Tobacco Industry will no longer be financially supporting his candidacy. I mean, coming right out and speaking the truth- cigarettes kill. wow, he is a Maverick… albeit, unintentional.
July 8th, 2008 at 11:27 pmHussein McCain Says:
Cindy’s poker must be getting pretty worn out.
I bet she wants to puke when he pokes her :)~
July 8th, 2008 at 11:28 pmkaty Says:
via C&L comments - MUST READ - PASS IT ON
Mission Impossible
Why we should end the war in Iraq—now.
http://www.texasmonthly.com/2008-07-01/btl.php
send this to every chickenhawk you know
July 8th, 2008 at 11:37 pmmcchimpy and his ditzy wife are two wild and crazy guys.
July 8th, 2008 at 11:41 pm“Cindy, poked him in the back.”
Yup, Sugarmomma had to straighten out Prune juice McCain. And of course, another free pass by the media for Teflon John.
July 8th, 2008 at 11:45 pmHussein McCain Says:
No wonder his captors tried to send him home early- he was creeping them out.
How much do you wanna bet the vid showing mcchimpy with a caste on his right arm was removable? his captors loved him then and they love him now. how many US soldiers had a clean cot? he could never command a squad.
July 8th, 2008 at 11:51 pm“Spare us the jokes please. That requires a wit that you just don’t possess.”
He possesses half of it.
I only meant that as a joke, the man is all class.
Just not very high class.
July 9th, 2008 at 12:01 am“America sent more cigarettes to Iran, at least $158 million worth under Bush, than any other products.”
Wow. What a strategery. I’ll bet he thought it up himself.
No one could have predicted THAT one, at least.
July 9th, 2008 at 12:18 amThis type of FUBAR moment usually marks the end of someone’s campaign, and sometimes even one’s entire careeer.
Fortunately for McCain, the mainstream corporate media is his base.
July 9th, 2008 at 12:22 amI agree, but he’s seemed so angry lately.
Everything all right at home, Troll JK?
July 9th, 2008 at 12:29 ammcchimpy is a real racist. he cant and wont understand the difference hues of brown countries. to him it’s all his. that in itself is very racist. what’s so funny about killing for oil.
these despitable repugs will sing it, dance it, even get an Easter Bunny to say it “we (repugs) can do what the hell we want. any where. any time. just as long as they do it chimpy’s way.”
how can congress let this madman runamuck.
the repug party is an old walking animated rerun joke. Get Real! This is called the old time repug frontin’. Anyone with half sense should know this is wrong.
Do what the Constitution says or throw it away.
July 9th, 2008 at 12:29 amI notice Mad-Dog John doesn’t joke about bombing North Vietnam.
Write your own joke here.
July 9th, 2008 at 1:57 am.
Q U E S T I O N:
What kind of person “jokes” about killing other people of a nation…
What if Ahmadinejad said that he was joking…?
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July 9th, 2008 at 2:42 amJohn is usually flippant about things he knows nothing about. He gets irritated at legitimate questions. I predict his short fuse will pop the wiring someday.
Navy good! Hippies bad!
July 9th, 2008 at 4:51 ammccain is a bloodthirsty psychopath - he’s the prototypical republican.
July 9th, 2008 at 5:43 amMcBush has changed his tune on foreign wars and nation-building.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=o8TFKXHiefs
Remember that the intervention in Somalia was started by father Bush and continued by Clinton.
July 9th, 2008 at 6:46 amThe effects of McCain’s jokes and Bush “Axis of Evil” idiocy:
Iran tests missiles, vows to hit back if attacked
http://news.yahoo.com/ s/ nm/ 20080709/ wl_nm/ iran_missiles_test_dc;_ylt=Asvg.6FNl.wyyxAX3xDEuQys0NUE
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran test-fired nine missiles on Wednesday and warned the United States and Israel it was ready to retaliate if they attacked the Islamic Republic over its disputed nuclear projects.
July 9th, 2008 at 7:23 amAt least he should separate Iranians from Seyyeds. The Seyyeds are very much into drugs, and are involved in the supply chain. Narcotics is killing America, and it mostly comes from where the US forces are in Afghanistan.
July 9th, 2008 at 7:30 amI wish the Iranians would export 20 tons of pretzels to the White House.
Actually, it was the Jack Daniels — not the pretzels — that nearly did in GDumbya. Maybe the Iranians should send a couple cases of Jack Daniels to the White House; however, GDumbya’s constant drunken stupor is what got us into this mess in the first place.
July 9th, 2008 at 7:45 amWhy is it that none of McCain’s “jokes” are funny. At least in my books, there is nothing funny in comments about death and destruction. Does this man not have anything positve to say? Ever? McCain=Cheney.
July 9th, 2008 at 8:25 amHey McCain, shit or get off the pot. The double speak is making you look like a dishonorable ass kisser.
July 9th, 2008 at 8:26 amHe should leave the Republican humor to Dennis Miller, the Cat Stevens of comedy.
July 9th, 2008 at 8:34 amActually, it’s the laws against narcotics that are killing America. If we legalized, regulated, and taxed them, using the money raised from taxes for education and the money saved from ending the ‘war on some drugs’ to erase the deficit, the world would have a MUCH brighter future.
Legalizing drugs would immediately take away a major source of funding for terrorists and other organized crime groups.
July 9th, 2008 at 8:35 amHave you seen him speak publicly ?
July 9th, 2008 at 8:40 amHe’s definitely ready for the assisted living facility.
I think I’m going to send Cindy “the plastic surgery nightmare” McLame a taser gun. That way the next time she pokes grampy in the back she can give him a 20,000 volt reminder of what a retard he is.
July 9th, 2008 at 8:53 amWhat an unbelivably stupid horrible thing to say. Is this what passes for humour in the McCain camp?
But maybe its a hint of actual foreign policy? If the British did it with China in the 19th century why cant the US do the same with Iran now?
July 9th, 2008 at 8:55 amBut MR. McBush, did you NOT get the memo, Cigarettes DO NOT CAUSE cancer, nor do they contribute to death. There is NO WAY that cigarettes would hurt ANY Iraqi.
Tsk, Tsk, Tsk, off the company mark.
July 9th, 2008 at 8:56 ambryan hussein Says:
This type of FUBAR moment usually marks the end of someone’s campaign, and sometimes even one’s entire careeer.
Fortunately for McCain, the mainstream corporate media is his base.
Yes, the real question is:
What the hell kind of barbecue did McBush serve at his MSM Barbecue howdown back in March? It still remains in the MSM digestive tract gnawing at them.
http://www.cjr.org/ campaign_desk/ hold_the_sauce.php
July 9th, 2008 at 9:01 amAt least Cindy recognizes what’s completely tasteless and offensive — even if the guy applying for the job of leader of the free world does not. My esteem for her just went up a notch or two.
July 9th, 2008 at 9:01 amupside99 Says:
john kerry has such a rapier wit.
What, the troll known as JK is a rapist!?
July 9th, 2008 at 9:03 amJohn and Cindy McCain, the Frick and Frack of the political world. Don’t you just love their comedy routine?! Now imagine what the MSM would have done with that little incident if it had been Barack and Michelle Obama.
July 9th, 2008 at 9:10 amJabber… stop.
July 9th, 2008 at 9:53 amIt’s becoming embarrassing…
There goes his support from the tobacco cartel.
July 9th, 2008 at 9:54 amHere’s a joke a Repuke would love:
“Why is McCain running for President?
To continue killing people like Bush.”
Funny as a crutch, huh?
July 9th, 2008 at 10:55 amwe don’t need another idiot as president.
July 9th, 2008 at 11:11 amNot only is such a remark from a(n almost) president almost certain to further sour relations with Iran.
But when the hazards of tobacco led to restrictions in the US, the tobacco companies marketed heavily overseas, including hooking children.
Just another reason to be proud to be an american
July 9th, 2008 at 11:26 amHar. Har. Har. So dayum funny - I forgot to laugh.
Go Cheney yourself, Gramps. You suck.
July 9th, 2008 at 11:42 amTo quote BiPM:
July 9th, 2008 at 1:22 pmdecrepant, clueless, and out of gas……McCain and America
July 9th, 2008 at 2:20 pmWho cares about classy. This is America, and up until you worthless whine alls started to gain momentum we were the alpha male.
Oh well, it happened to Rome, it was bound to happen here. Enjoy Anarchy hippies, you won’t live long in it, though the majority of you will live to see it take hold.
Heres a hint: The Romans themselves destroyed Rome. Google it to be sure.
July 10th, 2008 at 12:15 amAnd the problem is?
Remember to take your Marlboros and Camels to the DNC convention to have with your Kool-Aid!
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July 10th, 2008 at 10:12 pmI wonder if Iran has talks about how awful it would be to kill us. Bet you a carton of Camels they dont.
July 28th, 2008 at 1:29 pm